cannonading

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"His footwork," wrote the Associated Press reporter Whitney Martin, "consists of moving forward in a direct line to a point where he is within cannonading range."

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2012

Hail, cannonading upon Castel Gandolfo, Italy, killed 200 pedigreed chickens belonging to Pope Pius XI.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like Michigan, like Illinois, a cannonading team from the University of Pennsylvania gave proof that football games are apt to be won in the first half.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cannonading that echoes along London's Fleet Street was suddenly stilled, and Britain's battling press lords struck a truce flag to pay convivial tribute to one of their fellows.

From Time Magazine Archive

A little after midnight the cannonading ceased, and a strange silence rested upon hill and valley.

From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by Edmonds, S. Emma E.